An Allentown driver, high on marijuana, ran off from a Bethlehem crash after rear-ending another vehicle, according to court records.

A witness to the 5 p.m. Monday wreck at Johnston Drive and Altonah Road called police after he said he saw Dayshawn A. Miller, 24, of the 300 block of Hickory Lane, take off running toward a cemetery, court papers say.

Miller allegedly rear-ended a vehicle driven by Jenny Meckes while she was stopped at Altonah Road. Meckes complained of neck pain and was taken for an evaluation to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill, court records say.

Police said they found a man matching Miller's description standing at a nearby church. He ran toward an officer when they approached, court records say. Police say they ordered Miller to the ground and cuffed him.

Miller told authorities he initially ran because it was the first time he was ever in a crash and wanted to contact his family, court records say. He allegedly admitted to officers that he did not have a valid license and had rear-ended Meckes' vehicle.

Court records say police found a partially smoked marijuana cigarette in Miller's jacket pocket. He told police the jacket belonged to a friend and he last smoked pot about a month ago, according to police.

But authorities say Miller's bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the smell of burnt marijuana made police suspicious that he was under the influence of the drug. Miller refused to submit to chemical testing, police say. Miller's license is suspended, police say.

Miller was arraigned before District Judge Daniel Corpora on charges of driving under the influence of drugs, accidents involving property damage, failure to render aid at an accident, accidents involving injury, accidents involving injury while not properly licensed and possession of a small amount of marijuana. He was released from custody after a third party posted the $5,000 bail.